Old Scabbard

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JAY H

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This was'nt meant as a dig to some of the older formulites. I have a couple of khukuri's that are kinda old, probably around WW2, and the scabbards are drying out and cracking. (Need to know what works good to condition them with)


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Agreed;light coats until you get what you want.Propert`s saddle soap if neeeded.Works on horn as well.You can look up neat and their feet.

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Neatsfoot oil contains active petroleum distillates that are absorbed by the dry fibers in old leather, then chemically burn & weaken the fibers, as well as the sewing. General rule of thumb for antique leather care: if it pours, don't use it. Pecard Antique Leather Dressing is the best I've found
 
There you have it, Jay.

Speaking of age, Berk do you think if I applied some of the antique leather dressing to my face it might take away the leathery appearance? What about wrinkles?

Uncle Bill
 
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It seems that I was wrong about Tandy Leather going out of business. They have a few dealers around and a web site.You can find it here.
http://www.tandyleather.com/home/index.html

Sorry for any misunderstanding,but I was told by store owners that Tandy Leather was in bankruptsy.
Nice to know that I can still get the product if I want to pay shipping on it.
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I use a Carnuba Cream from Tandy's,but since they went out of business I don't know what I will use after it is gone. The carnuba cream is for all hand carved and tooled leathers and won't cause the leather to change color from light to dark. It also keeps the color from the burnishing of the leather tools on a carved piece from looking like the cheaper factory stamped stuff.
Leather work is also another working hobbie of mine. I don't do much carving anymore because my thumb and finger goes numb from holding the tools.I also hate to lace up a project when I get the carving done.

I used the Carnuba one time to restore an old horsehide satchel I found at a yard sale. It had beautiful solid brass fittings and channels around the top.As far as I know it is still going along with my ex-wife.
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I think Berk has the right idea. Anything that will dress the leather making it supple without changing the color is alright. In the case of an old scabbard it would be the same.
You would have a little more lee way if it is a solid color like the Kuhk scabbards are.You could then use a colored dressing and restore the coor as well as the leather.


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The civilized man sleeps behind locked doors in the city while the naked savage sleeps (with a knife) in a open hut in the jungle.

PS. Uncle Bill I understand Mary Kay has such a product that you are asking about. I believe it is some kind of an oatmeal concotion that you mix with water and spread on your skin to remove wrinkles.
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I don't think it does anything about the wiring though.
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just tzn.

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Thanks for all of the info guys. Definitely no limit to learning around here.

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Yvsa, the only thing that could save this worn out old face is perhaps -- and notice I say perhaps -- the scalpel of a most skilled plastic surgeon. And as you say, the wiring remains the same.

Uncle Bill
 
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It seems that I was wrong about Tandy Leather going out of business. They have a few dealers around and a web site.You can find it here.
http://www.tandyleather.com/home/index.html

Sorry for any misunderstanding,but I was told by store owners that Tandy Leather was in bankruptsy.
Nice to know that I can still get the product if I want to pay shipping on it.


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>>>>---¥vsa---->®
The civilized man sleeps behind locked doors in the city while the naked savage sleeps (with a knife) in a open hut in the jungle.
 
Berk is wrong.Boiled neats foot oil is made from neats feet,which suprisingly enough are boiled. not petrol.A neet is a hoofed animal.Geez!I expected better.

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Colonel, I was quoting from "Antique Leather and Its Care" by Associate Editor R. Stephen Dorsey in the March 1990 edition of The Gun Report. Be happy to send you a copy. We used to run quite a few head of neats on 10,000 acres in West Texas till the drought of the 50's broke us. My bottle of KIWI Neatsfoot Oil says"CAUTION: Contains petroleum hydrocarbons".

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Uncle Bill, that land was so poor we figured grazing in acres per cow, not cows per acre. Burned prickly pear is poor fodder. We had four times as many neat's feet as we had head of neats, I do remember that much!
 
I have driven though West Texas more times that I wanted -- never ending. It is sparse grazing land and that is the reason I asked. It is not easy living for man or beast.

Uncle Bill
 
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